Name: Christa Brooke Camille Shields.
Born: May 31, 1965, New York, New York.
Family: Her parents are the late Francis Alexander Shields and Maria Theresia Schmonn.
She was married from April 19, 1997 to April 9, 1999 to professional tennis player, Andre Agassi. On April 4, 2001 she wed TV writer Chris Henchy. They have two daughters, Rowan Francis, born on May 15, 2003, and Grier Hammond, born April 18, 2006.
Education: She attended Princeton University from 1983 to 1987, graduating with a degree in French literature.
Career: Brooke Shields' career began when she still an infant, working as a model. Her provocative work in the movie "Pretty Baby", in which she played a child living in a brothel, and her later modeling of Calvin Klein jeans ("Nothing comes between me and my Calvins.") are perhaps her most recognized jobs. She has worked on several movies and television shows, including her sitcom "Suddenly Susan", which earned her a People's Choice Award. She has also starred in several on-stage productions.
Depression: In her book "Down Came the Rain", she bares her soul about her experiences with postpartum depression. She reveals that her problems first began when Rowan was born and she was unable to form a bond with her. She felt like "a complete stranger to me", said Shields. At her lowest point, she had thoughts of jumping from a window and seeing her baby thrown against the wall. Thanks to the antidepressant Paxil and a sympathetic baby nurse, Brooke was eventually able to recover and develop a loving relationship with her baby. She has been criticized by fellow actor Tom Cruise, a devotee of Scientology, for her antidepressant use. She responded with an essay published in The New York Times outlining the scientific case for recognizing and treating postpartum depression using medication.
